Exploring the Use of Irish Flute Technique and Interpretation in Classical Performance

2011 Surf Project: Morgan Abbott

Impact of the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoptions in African Countries by United States Citizens

2013 SURF Project: Sam Dawson

Constructing a Model of the Deep Appalachian Structure

Find out how you can participate in the 2016 Celebration of Undergraduate Research!

Mary Ward enjoys the fellowship of the 2015 Celebration of Undergraduate Research. Photo by Dan Sears.

Find out how SURF recipient Jordan Bishop studied an active volcano in Chile

What is Undergraduate Research?

At Carolina, we define undergraduate research as mentored, self-directed work that enables individual students or small groups of students to explore an issue of interest to them, and communicate the results to others. The projects involve inquiry, design, investigation, research, scholarship, discovery, application, writing and/or performance to a greater or lesser degree depending on the topic. There is often an immediate connection to a local, national, or international issue, and an increasing appreciation of the value of multidisciplinary approaches.